PAI-1过表达促进食管鳞癌细胞的侵袭和迁移

食管癌是常见的恶性肿瘤之一。由SERPINE1基因编码的纤溶酶原激活物抑制因子1(plasminogen activator inhibitor-1,PAI-1)已被报道在多种类型癌症患者的肿瘤组织中存在高表达并参与癌症进展。为探讨PAI-1蛋白在食管鳞癌中的作用及其分子机制,本研究首先利用Westernblot实验和酶联免疫吸附实验(enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA)检测各食管鳞癌细胞系中PAI-1的表达和分泌水平,结果显示,PAI-1高表达的食管鳞癌细胞系分泌至细胞外的PAI-1水平相对较高。进一步选取PAI-1表达及分泌水平均较高的KYSE150和KYSE450细胞系作为研究模型,通过si RNA(小干扰RNA)瞬时转染和Transwell实验证实敲降SERPINE1可显著抑制食管鳞癌KYSE150和KYSE450细胞的侵袭和迁移。同时,构建了慢病毒介导的SERPINE1稳定敲降细胞株KYSE150和KYSE450,将SERPINE1稳定敲降的细胞培养基中外源加入PAI-1蛋白进行Transwell回复实验,结果表明PAI-1过表达可增强食管鳞癌细胞的侵袭和迁移能力。体内实验结果显示,降低PAI-1表达可显著抑制食管鳞癌细胞的成瘤和肺转移能力。分子水平检测表明PAI-1过表达可激活AKT和ERK信号通路,免疫共沉淀(co-immunoprecipitation,Co-IP)实验结果进一步显示PAI-1可能与膜受体LRP1(LDLreceptor related protein1)存在相互作用。上述研究结果表明,PAI-1可能通过与LRP1相互作用进而促进食管鳞癌细胞的侵袭和迁移。     

Flot-2高表达促进食管鳞状细胞癌的生长和侵袭

目的探究flotillin-2(Flot-2)在人食管鳞状细胞癌中的表达及基本功能。方法利用免疫组织化学技术检测76例人食管鳞状细胞癌组织及相应癌旁组织中Flot-2的免疫反应阳性水平,并分析其与食管鳞状细胞癌的相关性。以小分子si RNA降低人食管鳞状细胞癌细胞系KYSE150细胞中Flot-2表达后,利用CKK-8及Transwell小室实验,检测细胞生长和侵袭能力的变化。结果 Flot-2在人食管鳞状细胞癌组织中免疫反应性明显升高,其在转移组织中的免疫反应水平显著高于非转移组织。敲低Flot-2表达后,KYSE150细胞的生长和侵袭能力明显降低。结论 Flot-2能促进细胞的生长和侵袭,参与人食管鳞状细胞癌的发生与转移过程。     

Sprouty-2对胃癌细胞上皮间质转化及侵袭转移的影响

目的:研究Sprouty2(SPRY2)基因在胃癌肿瘤细胞上皮间质转化(EMT)和侵袭转移的影响。方法:体外培养人胃癌细胞(BGC-823),采用慢病毒介导的sh RNA沉默SPRY2基因,并用实时定量PCR与Western blot检测其SPRY2、E-钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin)、波形蛋白(vimentin)的表达,采用细胞划痕实验、Transwell实验检测SPRY2基因沉默后的胃癌细胞侵袭转移能力变化。结果:在慢病毒介导sh RNA沉默SPRY2基因的人胃癌BGC-823细胞中,SPRY2的m RNA和蛋白表达明显降低(P0.05),SPRY2沉默后人胃癌细胞E-cadherin的蛋白表达增多(P0.05),vimentin的蛋白表达减少(P0.05)。此外,SPRY2沉默后,胃癌细胞迁移能力和侵袭能力明显减弱(P值均P0.05)。结论:Sprouty-2基因通过调节E-cadherin与vimentin的表达参与胃癌细胞的上皮-间质转化,进而促进胃癌细胞的迁移与侵袭。     

血清应答因子在食管鳞癌细胞侵袭转移中的作用

目的:研究血清应答因子(serum response factor,SRF)在人食管鳞癌细胞体外侵袭转移中的意义。方法:选用EC9706-H、EC9706-L和EC109-H、EC109-L两对高低转移细胞系,采用细胞划痕实验验证食管鳞癌高低转移细胞系体外侵袭转移能力的差异;Western blot检测SRF在两对食管鳞癌高低转移细胞系中的差异表达;在EC9706-H、EC109-H细胞中加入CCG(SRF抑制剂)抑制SRF的表达后,检测其侵袭转移能力的变化。结果:细胞划痕实验验证了两对食管鳞癌高低转移细胞系侵袭转移能力的差异;Western blot结果提示SRF在EC9706-H、EC109-H细胞中的表达水平显著高于EC9706-L、EC109-L细胞;在EC9706-H、EC109-H细胞中加入CCG抑制SRF的表达后,其侵袭转移能力明显减退。结论:SRF在高转移性食管鳞癌细胞系中呈现高表达,在低转移性食管鳞癌细胞系中呈现低表达,抑制高转移性食管鳞癌细胞系中SRF的表达后,其侵袭转移能力下降,提示SRF和食管鳞癌的侵袭转移能力呈正相关。     

紫铆因对食管鳞癌细胞增殖和存活影响的初步研究

研究紫铆因对人食管鳞癌细胞增殖和存活的影响。通过MTS和软琼脂集落实验检测紫铆因对食管鳞癌增殖的抑制,生化分析仪检测紫铆因对食管鳞癌糖酵解的影响,并利用免疫印迹检测紫铆因对食管鳞癌细胞增殖和凋亡激活相关蛋白分子的表达。结果发现紫铆因剂量依赖性抑制KYSE150和Eca109细胞增殖,下调EGFR信号通路活化,抑制HK2的表达及糖酵解。一定浓度的紫铆因能诱导食管鳞癌细胞发生凋亡,caspase3和PARP被剪切,Bcl-2和Mcl-1表达下调,但Bcl-XL未见明显改变。结果证明紫铆因抑制食管鳞癌的增殖,可能与EGFR信号通路和糖酵解被抑制,及促存活蛋白Bcl-2和Mcl-1的表达下调有关。     

LATS1在食管鳞癌中的表达及启动子甲基化状态研究

在我们以前的研究中,在食管鳞癌细胞株中过表达大肿瘤抑制基因-1(large tumor suppressor kinase 1,LATS1)能够明显抑制细胞增殖、细胞迁移和侵袭,同时能够促进细胞凋亡。为了进一步研究LATS1基因在食管鳞状细胞癌发生发展中的作用以及可能的机制,我们在食管鳞癌组织与配对癌旁组织中,应用免疫组化检测LATS1基因蛋白质表达情况,应用荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测配对组织LATS1基因mRNA表达差异。甲基化特异性PCR(MSP)和亚硫酸氢盐测序法(BGS)检测食管鳞癌组织及细胞中LATS1基因的CpG岛甲基化状态。我们发现LATS1基因在癌旁组织中广泛表达,而癌组织中LATS1基因表达明显下调。结果表明LATS1在食管鳞癌中起到抑癌基因的作用,并且与肿瘤的临床分期相关,而其下调与CpG岛的高甲基化无关。在食管鳞癌细胞中过表达LATS1抑制细胞增殖、细胞迁移和侵袭,同时能够促进细胞凋亡。因此,LATS1基因值得进一步探索作为食管鳞癌生物标志物的可能用途和未来分子诊断和治疗的目标。     

肌动蛋白结合蛋白对肝癌细胞迁移与侵袭能力的影响及其机制研究

该文旨在探讨肌动蛋白结合蛋白(actin-binding protein,ANLN)对肝癌细胞迁移与侵袭能力的影响。应用荧光定量PCR(q RT-PCR)检测ANLN在肝癌组织和癌旁组织中的表达差异,运用慢病毒介导sh RNA干扰技术靶向敲低肝癌细胞Huh-7中ANLN的表达,并通过q RT-PCR和Western blot方法验证敲低效率;通过细胞迁移实验和侵袭实验检测肝癌细胞的迁移与侵袭能力。进一步通过q RT-PCR和Western blot检测ANLN基因敲低对基质金属蛋白酶9(matrix metallopeptidase 9,MMP9)m RNA和蛋白质水平的影响。最后,分析MMP9在ANLN敲低调控的肝癌细胞迁移侵袭过程中的作用。结果显示,在20例肝癌组织样本和癌旁组织中,ANLN在肝癌组织中m RNA水平较癌旁组织显著增高(P0.001)。其中,在发生转移的肝癌组织中,ANLN m RNA水平较无转移的肝癌组织显著增高(P0.001)。慢病毒介导sh RNA能显著抑制肝癌细胞中ANLN的表达,ANLN基因敲低能抑制肝癌细胞的迁移能力,并能显著抑制肝癌细胞的侵袭能力。机制研究发现,ANLN的基因敲低能显著抑制MMP9的表达,MMP9的过表达能逆转ANLN基因敲低对肝癌细胞迁移侵袭能力的抑制作用。该研究结果提示,在肝癌组织中,ANLN m RNA水平明显增高,ANLN的表达水平与迁移侵袭能力密切相关。ANLN基因敲低可能通过调节MMP9的表达,从而抑制肝癌细胞的迁移侵袭能力。     

C-myc通过调控BubR1影响食管鳞癌细胞对紫杉醇的敏感性

探讨C-Myc与有丝分裂期检查点蛋白BubR1的表达关系和对紫杉醇药物作用的可能影响.用免疫组化方法检测23例食管鳞癌组织标本中C-Myc和BubR1的表达水平,并通过免疫印迹的方法比较3株食管鳞癌细胞株ECA-109,KYSE150和KYSE180中C-Myc和BubR1的表达高低,分析相关性;将人BUB1b基因启动子上游约2000bp片段插入pSEAP2分泌型碱性磷酸酶报告质粒中构建为pSEAP2-BubR1-P2000,分别转染至3株鳞癌细胞内,检测启动子激活效果;在ECA-109细胞内过表达C-Myc后再转染pSEAP2-BubR1-P2000后,检测启动子的激活效果;免疫印迹方法检测C-Myc抑制剂10058-F4对BubR1蛋白表达的影响;通过MTT检测10058-F4干扰C-Myc后ECA-109细胞在梯度紫杉醇浓度下的生存率变化;最后通过DAPI染色观察单用C-Myc抑制剂,单用低浓度紫杉醇(100nM)或联用10058-F4和紫杉醇组的凋亡比例.结果发现在临床食管鳞癌标本和食管鳞癌细胞株中C-Myc和BubR1的表达有相关一致性;C-Myc高表达的细胞株中BubR1启动子活性的激活程度更强,并且过表达C-Myc后能进一步上调启动子活性;C-Myc特异性抑制剂10058-F4可以有效下调BubR1表达,并减低细胞在梯度紫杉醇作用下的细胞生存率.DAPI染色结果显示联用10058-F4和低浓度紫杉醇能明显增加细胞处于有丝分裂期的比率.在食管鳞癌细胞中C-Myc能上调有丝分裂期检查点蛋白BuR1的水平,并与食管癌对紫杉醇的敏感性相关,C-Myc可能通过上调BubR1表达而减低食管鳞癌对紫杉醇的反应.     

LncRNA MEG3抑制食管鳞癌组织及KYSE30细胞

本研究通过检测长链非编码RNA(lncRNA)MEG3在食管鳞癌组织及人KYSE30细胞中的表达情况,分析lncRNA MEG3在食管鳞癌发生发展中的作用。我们采集食管鳞癌手术肿瘤组织54例作为观察组,癌旁正常组织54例作为对照组,采用RT-PCR技术检测MEG3表达水平。进行MEG30过表达及抑制实验,检测KYSE30细胞增殖及侵袭活性的变化。研究结果显示观察组食管鳞癌组织中lncRNA MEG3表达低于对照组的正常组织,差异具有统计学意义(p0.05);lncRNA MEG3过表达后KYSE30细胞增殖及侵袭能力减弱,lncRNA MEG3表达抑制后,KYSE30细胞增殖和侵袭能力增强。结果表明,lncRNA MEG3对食管鳞癌的发生发展有抑制作用。     

沙棘总黄酮抑制肺癌A549增殖和迁移作用及机理

为探究三种沙棘总黄酮(TFH)对非小细胞肺癌A549细胞增殖及迁移的影响,并探讨其分子作用机制,选择不同浓度的西藏沙棘(Hippophae tibetana Schlecht)、中国沙棘(H.rhamnoides L.subsp.sinensis Rousi)、肋果沙棘(H.neurocarpa)总黄酮作用于A549细胞。通过MTT检测细胞相对活力,平板克隆形成实验及软琼脂克隆形成实验检测细胞克隆形成能力,流式细胞仪AnnexinV/PI双染法检测细胞凋亡比例。选择效果最佳的西藏沙棘总黄酮应用细胞划痕实验及Transwell实验分析该化合物对肺癌细胞迁移侵袭能力的影响。Western blot检测MMP9、E-cadherin等侵袭迁移相关蛋白表达。敲低E-cadherin基因检测沙棘总黄酮对细胞迁移能力的影响。结果显示,三种沙棘总黄酮均对A549细胞系具有增殖抑制作用,抑制作用依次为:西藏沙棘中国沙棘肋果沙棘。西藏沙棘总黄酮可显著性抑制非小细胞肺癌A549细胞侵袭迁移能力(P0.05)。实验组中MMP9、MMP2、TGF-β、N-cadherin表达水平显著降低,E-cadherin表达水平上调。我们发现在A549细胞中敲低E-cadherin,西藏沙棘总黄酮可逆转迁移增加。以上研究表明西藏沙棘总黄酮对肺癌A549增殖抑制作用具有明显的优势,且西藏沙棘总黄酮可明显抑制肺癌A549细胞的侵袭迁移能力,并可能与下调细胞中的TGF-β抑制MMP9表达并阻止肺癌EMT有关。     

miR-32 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma metastasis by targeting CXXC5

MicroRNA-32 (miR-32) functioned as a tumor oncogene in some cancer, which control genes involved in important biological and pathological functions and facilitate the tumor growth and metastasis. However, the role of miR-32 modulates esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) malignant transformation has not been clarified. Here, we focused on the function and the underlying molecular mechanism of miR-32 in ESCC. Results discovered a significant increased expression of miR-32 in ESCC tissues and cells. Downregulation of miR-32 inhibited the migration, invasion, adhesion of ESCC cell lines (EC9706 and KYSE450), and the levels of EMT protein in vitro. In vivo, miR-32 inhibitors decrease tumor size, tumor weight, and the number of metastatic nodules. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) results revealed that inhibition of miR-32 attenuate lung metastasis. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence assay showed increased level of E-cadherin and decreased level of N-cadherin and Vimentin with treatment of miR-32 inhibitors. Furthermore, miR-32 targeted the 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of CXXC5, and inhibited the level of mRNA and protein of CXXC5. There is a negative correlation between the expressions of CXXC5 and miR-32. Then, after EC9706 and KYSE450 cells cotransfected with si-CXXC5 and miR-32 inhibitors, the ability of cell migration, invasion, and adhesion was significantly reduced. In addition, the protein expression of EMT and TGF-β signaling was also depressed. Collectively, these data supply an insight into the positive role of miR-32 in ESCC progression and metastasis, and its biological effects may attribute the inhibition of TGF-β signaling mediated by CXXC5.     

Targeted Knockdown of IQGAP1 Inhibits the Progression of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Vitro and In Vivo

IQGAP1 is a scaffolding protein that can regulate several distinct signaling pathways. The accumulating evidence has demonstrated that IQGAP1 plays an important role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. However, the function of IQGAP1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has not been thoroughly investigated. In the present study, we showed that IQGAP1 was overexpressed in ESCC tumor tissues, and its overexpression was correlated with the invasion depth of ESCC. Importantly, by using RNA interference (RNAi) technology we successfully silenced IQGAP1 gene in two ESCC cell lines, EC9706 and KYSE150, and for the first time found that suppressing IQGAP1 expression not only obviously reduced the tumor cell growth, migration and invasion in vitro but also markedly inhibited the tumor growth, invasion, lymph node and lung metastasis in xenograft mice. Furthermore, Knockdown of IQGAP1 expression in ESCC cell lines led to a reversion of epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) progress. These results suggest that IQGAP1 plays crucial roles in regulating ESCC occurrence and progression. IQGAP1 silencing may therefore develop into a promising novel anticancer therapy.     

miR-491-5p靶向调控SHOC2对食管鳞癌细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的影响

目的探讨miR-491-5p对食管鳞癌细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的影响及作用机制。 方法培养永生化食管上皮细胞株HET-1A和人食管癌细胞株EC109,EC9706,KYSE510,qRT-PCR检测细胞中miR-491-5p和富含亮氨酸重复蛋白SHOC2 （SHOC2） mRNA水平。EC109细胞分为空白对照组、miR- 491-5p组、miR-NC组、miR-491-5p+pcDNA-SHOC2组和miR-491-5p+pcDNA组,MTT检测细胞增殖,Transwell检测细胞迁移和侵袭,Western Blot法检测CyclinD1、Vimentin、E-cadherin以及MAPK/ERK信号通路相关蛋白水平。双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证miR- 491- 5p与SHOC2之间调控关系。两组间比较采用独立样本t检验,多组间比较采用单因素方差分析,两两比较采用SNK-q检验。 结果食管鳞癌细胞EC109、EC9706和KYSE510中miR-491-5p表达水平低于HET-1A细胞（0.32±0.06、0.62±0.10、0.61±0.08比1.00±0.08）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 106.340,P < 0.001）;SHOC2 mRNA表达水平高于HET- 1A细胞（2.85±0.16、1.73±0.10、1.45±0.06比1.02±0.09）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 464.949,P < 0.001）。miR-491-5p组EC109细胞培养72 h后的OD值、细胞迁移数、侵袭数及CyclinD1、Vimentin、p-MEK和p-ERK蛋白水平均低于miR-NC组（0.70±0.06比1.42±0.08,65.01±10.36比150.01±12.48,70.03±10.26比140.02±11.85,0.30±0.03比0.93±0.16,0.41±0.05比0.86±0.08,0.32±0.06比0.95±0.11,0.40±0.06比0.92±0.13）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 236.565、159.440、120.706、101.071、98.619、130.766、77.046,P均< 0.001）,E-cadherin蛋白水平高于miR-NC组（0.89±0.13比0.48±0.08）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 816.432,P < 0.001）。miR-491-5p在EC109细胞中负调控SHOC2表达,SHOC2过表达逆转了miR-491-5p过表达对EC109细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭及MAPK/ERK信号通路的影响。 结论miR-491-5p可抑制食管鳞癌细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭,其作用机制可能与下调SHOC2表达抑制MAPK/ERK信号通路活性有关。     

Potential role of P2X7R in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma proliferation

Esophageal cancer is an aggressive tumor and is the sixth leading cause of cancer death worldwide. ATP is well known to regulate cancer progression in a variety of models by different mechanisms, including P2X7R activation. This study aimed to evaluate the role of P2X7R in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) proliferation. Our results show that treatment with high ATP concentrations induced a decrease in cell number, cell viability, number of polyclonal colonies, and reduced migration of ESCC. The treatment with the selective P2X7R antagonist A740003 or siRNA for P2X7 reverted this effect in the KYSE450 cell line. In addition, results showed that P2X7R is highly expressed, at mRNA and protein levels, in KYSE450 lineage. Additionally, KYSE450, KYSE30, and OE21 cells express P2X3R, P2X4R, P2X5R, P2X6R, and P2X7R genes. P2X1R is expressed by KYSE30 and KYSE450, and only KYSE450 expresses the P2X2R gene. Furthermore, esophageal cancer cell line KYSE450 presented higher expression of E-NTPDases 1 and 2 and of Ecto-5′-NT/CD73 when compared to normal cells. This cell line also exhibits ATPase, ADPase, and AMPase activity, although in different levels, and the co-treatment of apyrase was able to revert the antiproliferative effects of ATP. Moreover, results showed high immunostaining for P2X7R in biopsies of patients with esophageal carcinoma, indicating the involvement of this receptor in the growth of this type of cancer. The results suggest that P2X7R may be a potential pharmacological target to treat ESCC and can lead us to further investigate the effect of this receptor in cancer cell progression.     

Chloride intracellular channel 1 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma proliferation via mTOR signalling

ObjectivesTo investigate the clinical significance of Chloride Intracellular Channel 1 (CLIC1) expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and its functional contribution and molecular mechanisms to the progression of ESCC.MethodsCLIC1 expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in a cohort of 86 ESCC tissue specimens and paired normal adjacent esophageal tissues. Associations between clinicopathological features of ESCC and CLIC1 expression were determined. In vitro analyses examined CLIC1 expression in the ESCC cell lines KYSE150 and TE1 using RT-PCR and Western blotting. The downstream pathways of CLIC1 were detected by lentiviral shRNA knockdown and subsequent proteomic analyses. CLIC1 siRNA knockdown was performed in ESCC cell lines KYSE150 and TE1 and the functional effects of CLIC1 on the growth and proliferation of ESCC cells were evaluated combined with cell viability and colony formation assays; the mTOR signaling pathway-related proteins were detected by Western blotting based on the previous proteomic data.ResultsCLIC1 expression was significantly increased in ex vivo ESCC tissues compared with corresponding normal tissues, and the up-regulation was associated with clinical tumor node metastasis (TNM) classifications. Knockdown of CLIC1 inhibited in vitro cell proliferation of ESCC cell lines KYSE150 and TE1. CLIC1 knockdown down-regulated the protein expression of p-mTOR and the downstream targets Rictor and p-4EBP1 in both KYSE150 and TE1 cell lines. And the CLIC1 knockdown induced inhibition of cell proliferation on ESCC cells could be rescued by mTOR overexpression.ConclusionsCLIC1 expression increases during esophageal carcinogenesis and it may functionally contribute to the progression of ESCC through growth promotion effects by promoting the mTOR and downstream signaling pathway. CLIC1 therefore constitutes a candidate molecular biomarker of ESCC.     

长链非编码RNA BANCR在食管鳞癌中的表达及对细胞增殖和侵袭能力的影响

目的:探索长链非编码RNA BANCR与食管鳞癌(esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ESCC)临床病理特征以及预后的关系,以及对于ESCC细胞增殖,迁移和侵袭能力的影响。方法:使用实时荧光定量PCR(q RT-PCR)技术检测ESCC组织及多个细胞系中BANCR的表达水平,分析其与临床病理特征及预后的关联,用小干扰RNA(si RNA)干扰BANCR后用CCK8法检测其对ESCC细胞生长的影响,使用transwell法检测对细胞侵袭和转移能力的影响。结果:相对于癌旁组织,有86%(123/142)的癌组织中BANCR表达量升高,BANCR在癌组织中的相对表达水平与肿瘤的组织学分级、TNM分期和淋巴结转移数量相关(P均0.05)。BANCR在本文涉及的八株ESCC细胞中的表达量均高于正常食管上皮细胞(Het1A)。在TE10和KYSE30细胞中敲降BANCR后可明显降低细胞生长速率,并抑制细胞的侵袭和迁移能力(P0.01)。结论:BANCR在ESCC组织和细胞中表达显著上调。并能增强ESCC细胞的增殖和侵袭能力,有希望成为一种新的辅助ESCC早期诊断和预后判断的肿瘤分子标志物。     

LncRNA MIR31HG通过诱导细胞周期阻滞抑制食管鳞癌细胞增殖活性

本研究探讨lnc RNA MIR31HG对食管鳞癌细胞增殖活性的影响.利用定量PCR检测MIR31HG在食管鳞癌标本及其癌旁组织、人食管上皮细胞系Het-1A和食管鳞癌细胞系Eca-109、EC-1、KYSE30中的表达;采用过表达质粒pc DNA3.1-MIR31HG在食管鳞癌细胞系中过表达MIR31HG;MTT法和SRB法检测细胞增殖率;细胞周期分析试剂盒检测细胞周期进程;Caspase3活性检测试剂盒分析Caspase3活性;PCR和Western blot法检测p53、Caspase3及Bcl-2的m RNA和蛋白质表达水平.结果显示,食管癌组织中MIR31HG表达水平显著低于癌旁组织(P0.05);与Het-1A细胞相比,Eca-109、EC-1、KYSE30细胞中MIR31HG的表达均显著下调(P0.05),提示MIR31HG可能介导食管癌的发生发展.转染pc DNA3.1-MIR31HG可显著上调食管癌细胞中MIR31HG的m RNA表达(P0.01),且MIR31HG过表达可显著抑制食管癌细胞增殖活性(P0.05),减少S期细胞数(P0.05),增加G1期细胞数(P0.05),提示MIR31HG可能通过阻碍细胞周期G1期~S期进程抑制食管癌细胞增殖活性.此外,MIR31HG过表达显著增加Caspase3活性,增加Caspase3和p53的m RNA和蛋白质表达水平,同时抑制Bcl-2 m RNA和蛋白质表达水平.这表明,MIR31HG可通过抑制食管癌细胞的增殖活性阻碍食管癌的发生发展,这可能为食管癌的诊断和治疗提供新策略.     

miR-223 regulates migration and invasion by targeting Artemin in human esophageal carcinoma

Background

Artemin (ARTN) is a neurotrophic factor belonging to the glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor family of ligands. To develop potential therapy targeting ARTN, we studied the roles of miR-223 in the migration and invasion of human esophageal carcinoma.

Methods

ARTN expression levels were detected in esophageal carcinoma cell lines KYSE-150, KYSE-510, EC-9706, TE13, esophageal cancer tissues and paired non-cancerous tissues by Western blot. Artemin siRNA expression vectors were constructed to knockdown of artemin expression mitigated migration and invasiveness in KYSE150 cells. Monolayer wound healing assay and Transwell invasion assay were applied to observe cancer cell migration and invasion. The relative levels of expression were quantified by real-time quantitative PCR.

Results

ARTN expression levels were higher in esophageal carcinoma tissue than in the adjacent tissue and was differentially expressed in various esophageal carcinoma cell lines. ARTN mRNA contains a binding site for miR-223 in the 3'UTR. Co-transfection of a mir-223 expression vector with pMIR-ARTN led to the reduced activity of luciferase in a dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, suggesting that ARTN is a target gene of miR-223. Overexpression of miR-223 decreased expression of ARTN in KYSE150 cells while silencing miR-223 increased expression of ARTN in EC9706 cells. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-223 in KYSE150 cells decreased cell migration and invasion. Silencing of miR-223 in EC9706 cells increased cell migration and invasiveness.

Conclusions

These results reveal that ARTN, a known tumor metastasis-related gene, is a direct target of miR-223 and that miR-223 may have a tumor suppressor function in esophageal carcinoma and could be used in anticancer therapies.